Hernando County election officials prepare for August primary deadline
Cord Byrd met with Denise LaVancher in Brooksville as the July 20 registration deadline neared for Florida’s Aug. 18 primary. Hernando County has already posted sample ballots and set early voting dates.
Secretary of State Cord Byrd met with Hernando County Supervisor of Elections Denise LaVancher in Brooksville as Florida’s Aug. 18 primary approached.
Byrd’s office called Florida’s elections “the model for the nation” and working with local supervisors a key part of keeping the system on track. LaVancher’s office called it an honor to host Byrd. The two had a productive conversation about current election processes as the county moved closer to election day.
The immediate deadline for voters is July 20, the cutoff to register to vote or change party affiliation for the 2026 Primary Election. Hernando County has already published Republican, Democratic and nonpartisan sample ballots for the primary.
Early voting for the primary will run Aug. 8 through Aug. 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Vote-by-mail ballots for domestic voters are scheduled to go out July 9 through July 16, and the deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot is Aug. 6. The county also set July 4 as the deadline to send vote-by-mail ballots to UOCAVA voters, which includes military and overseas voters covered under federal law.
LaVancher, who replaced Shirley Anderson as supervisor of elections, now oversees the Hernando County elections office in Brooksville as the county prepares for its 2026 primary. The Florida Supervisors of Elections schedule also lists the same Aug. 8 to Aug. 15 early voting window for the primary, with general election early voting set for Oct. 24 through Oct. 31.
Register or update party status by July 20, watch for vote-by-mail delivery, request a ballot by Aug. 6 if needed, and plan for early voting or election day at the county’s polling sites.
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